Associate Lecturer in Conservation of Buddhist Heritage

The Courtauld works to advance how we see and understand the visual arts, as an internationally renowned centre for the teaching, research of art history and a major public gallery. The Courtauld is a small specialist university and home to the largest community of art historians and conservators in the UK.

The Courtauld is one of the leading centres in the world for education and research in conservation. We run three-year MAs in the conservation of Easel paintings (18 students) and Wall paintings (6-12 students) and a 12-month MA in Buddhist Art History and Conservation (8-10 students, joint with the History of Art department).

The Role:

As an associate lecturer on the interdisciplinary programme, Art History and Conservation of Buddhist Heritage, you will contribute your conservation expertise. This unique course offers an exciting opportunity to highlight issues in the conservation of tangible and intangible Buddhist Heritage in dialogue with art historian colleagues to provide students with a more rounded understanding.

You will prepare and deliver seminar-based teaching twice a week, including site-based visits to museums, conservation labs, and temples. In addition, you will contribute to formative and summative assessments. As part of the teaching, you will take a two- week study trip to a destination in Asia and, with a colleague from Art History, lead the group on visits of sites, conservation labs, and museums. A collaborative attitude will be crucial to the success of this co-taught course.

You will support students in preparing for their independently researched MA thesis project, and provide advice on research avenues and writing skills. You will contribute to assessment of the cohort’s thesis projects.

As part of the Ho Centre for Buddhist Art History and Conservation at The Courtauld you will also have the opportunity to suggest original programming of research events. https://courtauld.ac.uk/research/research-areas/the-robert-h-n-ho-family-foundation-centre-for-buddhist-art-and-conservation/

Teaching is scheduled for Tuesdays and Thursdays at Somerset House and Vernon Square, with home working possible for the remainder.

You will:

• Have a recognised qualification in conservation
• Have a good knowledge of issues applicable to the conservation of Buddhist Heritage, both tangible and intangible.
• Ideally have some experience of travelling or working in Asia
• Be a good communicator, ideally with some experience of preparing and delivering teaching
• Be collaborative and familiar with working in interdisciplinary contexts

For further information, please see the Job Description and Person Specification.

To apply, please complete the online application, which will require you to supply a CV and a supporting statement of up to 1500 words. The supporting statement should set out how you meet the criteria of this position. Please explicitly address the criteria set out in the job description and person specification when preparing your statement.

Closing Date: Monday 9th December 2024

Interview Date: Tuesday 17th December 2024

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